What color is #324F18?

#324F18 is a dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Treetop Cathedral. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #324F18?

The RGB value is 50, 79, 24: 50 red, 79 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #324F18?

The complementary color is #35184F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #324F18?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.27:1 and white text 9.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#324F18 color

#324F18 rgb(50, 79, 24)

Shades of green

The hex color #324F18 is a dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.6% red, 31% green and 9.4% blue (50, 79, 24).

Its hue angle is 92°, with 53% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 0% magenta, 70% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Treetop Cathedral (#2F4A15), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.26:1).

#324F18 color codes

HEX	`#324F18`
RGB	`rgb(50, 79, 24)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.6%, 31%, 9.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(92, 53%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(92, 70%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 0%, 70%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.24, -21.5, 28.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.24, 35.47, 127.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.276, 6.336, 1.862)`
Decimal	`3297048`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #324F18, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #324F18	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#324F18 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #324F18 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #324f18; }
.text { color: #324f18; }
.border { border: 2px solid #324f18; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(50 79 24 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #324f18, #184f19); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #324F18?: #324F18 is a dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Treetop Cathedral. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #324F18?: The RGB value is 50, 79, 24: 50 red, 79 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #324F18?: The complementary color is #35184F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #324F18?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.27:1 and white text 9.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.